Core Courses
The Aircraft Propulsion program shares common teaching modules with the Structures, Avionics, Flight Operations and Facilities programs. More specifically, in semesters 1, 2, and 3, the core modules are identical, as are the interdisciplinary and discovery modules. In the fourth semester, when the specializations begin, 80% of the courses are shared with Structures and 50% with Avionics, providing many opportunities to transfer between these areas. In the third year, there are opportunities to transfer between the Aircraft Propulsion and Aircraft Structures programs. Students can also transfer to the Aeronautics and Space Studies departments by returning to the fourth semester, as semesters 1, 2, and 3 are common to all courses offered by the three disciplines
Advanced Topics
1- Aerodynamics and Propulsion
-Aerodynamics of supersonic and hypersonic flows
-Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
-Wing and aileron design and optimization
-Jet propulsion, turboprops and jet airplanes
-Electric and hybrid propulsion
-Space propulsion (ion and plasma engines)
2- Space Materials and Structures
-Composite materials and advanced alloys
-Design and analysis of structures
-Strength of materials and numerical simulation
-Vibration, stress and damage tolerance
-Additive manufacturing (3D printing) in aerospace